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| | !colspan="3" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: brown no-repeat scroll top left;"|Chronological list of the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt | | !colspan="3" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: brown no-repeat scroll top left;"|Chronological list of the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt |
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| | + | !colspan="3" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: tan no-repeat scroll top left;"|Protodynastic Period (prior to 3050 B.C.) |
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| | + | ! width="200" | Pharaoh |
| | + | ! width="500" | Details |
| | + | ! width="150" | Dates |
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| | + | | "Scorpion I" |
| | + | | Evidence found in the Thinis tombs (U-j) of the royal cemetery of Abydos by Prof. John Darnell of Yale University indicating a 5,000 year-old date for this king. |
| | + | | Awaiting identity |
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| | + | | "Scorpion II" |
| | + | | Only evidence of his existence is a ceremonial macehead discovered at Hierakonpolis, Egypt in 1897, and currently on display at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England. Named by archaeologists for the figure of a scorpion in front of the king's image; his actual Egyptian name is unknown. |
| | + | | Awaiting identity |
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| | !colspan="3" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: tan no-repeat scroll top left;"|First Dynasty (3050-2890 B.C.) | | !colspan="3" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: tan no-repeat scroll top left;"|First Dynasty (3050-2890 B.C.) |
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| | | 1740–1730 | | | 1740–1730 |
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| − | | Sobekhotep V] | + | | Sobekhotep V |
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| | | c. 1730 | | | c. 1730 |
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| | | [[Dudimose I]] | | | [[Dudimose I]] |
| − | | Position uncertain in conventional chronology; David Rohl claims him as pharaoh of the Exodus in his chronology. | + | | Position uncertain in conventional chronology; David Rohl claims him as [[Date of the Exodus|pharaoh of the Exodus]] in his chronology; [[Josephus]] gives his name as "Tutimaos" (''Antiquities of the Jews'') |
| | | c. 1654 | | | c. 1654 |
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| | | [[Thutmose III]] | | | [[Thutmose III]] |
| − | | Co-reigned with Hatshepsut; expanded Egyptian Empire into the [[Levant]]. | + | | Co-reigned with Hatshepsut; expanded Egyptian Empire into the [[Levant]]. Claimed as the [[Date of the Exodus|pharaoh of the oppression]] according to the early date theory. |
| | | 1479-1425 | | | 1479-1425 |
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| | | [[Hatshepsut]] | | | [[Hatshepsut]] |
| − | | Powerful female ruler. | + | | Only female to have claimed the title of pharaoh in her lifetime. Claimed by some Biblical scholars to have been the princess who drew [[Moses]] from the water (Exodus 2:5-10) |
| | |1473-1458 | | |1473-1458 |
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| | | [[Amenhotep II]] | | | [[Amenhotep II]] |
| − | | Claimed as pharoah of the Exodus according to the early date theory. | + | | Claimed as pharaoh of the Exodus according to the early date theory. |
| | | 1425-1400 | | | 1425-1400 |
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| | | [[Seti I]] | | | [[Seti I]] |
| − | | Conqueror of Libyans and other nations/Grand work projects. | + | | Conqueror of Libyans and other nations/Grand work projects. Claimed as the [[Date of the Exodus|pharaoh of the oppression]] according to the late date theory. |
| | | 1290-1279 | | | 1290-1279 |
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| | | [[Ramesses II]] | | | [[Ramesses II]] |
| − | | The pharaoh of the Exodus, according to the late date theory. Claimed as the biblical pharoah "Shishak" by David Rohl. Fought the [[Hittites]] at the [[Battle of Kadesh]] in 1275 BC. | + | | The [[Date of the Exodus|pharaoh of the Exodus]], according to the late date theory. Claimed as the biblical pharoah [[Shishak]] by David Rohl. Fought the [[Hittites]] at the [[Battle of Kadesh]] in 1275 BC. |
| | | 1279-1213 | | | 1279-1213 |
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| | | [[Merneptah]] | | | [[Merneptah]] |
| − | | His stele contains the first known reference to the [[Israelites]]. | + | | His stele contains the first known reference to the [[Israelites]]. Considered by some to be the [[Date of the Exodus|pharaoh of the Exodus]] |
| | | 1213-1203 | | | 1213-1203 |
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| | | Ramesses III | | | Ramesses III |
| − | | - | + | | Fought an invasion of the [[Sea Peoples]] |
| | | 1183-1152 | | | 1183-1152 |
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| | | 1152-1146 | | | 1152-1146 |
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| − | | Ramesses V] | + | | Ramesses V |
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| | | 1146-1142 | | | 1146-1142 |
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| | | Shoshenq I | | | Shoshenq I |
| − | | Claimed to be the Biblical Shishak | + | | Claimed to be the Biblical [[Shishak]] |
| | | 945-924 | | | 945-924 |
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